After eating fried spring rolls of unknown origin, three brothers in Ho Chi Minh City were poisoned with botulinum˳
Video: Four people in a family in Thu Duc got botulinum botulism after eating fried spring rolls
Doctors are examining one of the three siblings who have botulinum poisoning from eating fried spring rolls – Photo: Provided by the hospital
On May 16, Cho Ray Hospital (HCMC) said that it had delivered antidote bottles in Quang Nam to save the lives of three brothers with botulinum poisoning˳
Specifically, at about 9 a˳m˳ on May 13, a family of four (living in Thu Duc City) included an aunt and three siblings, NVH (14 years old), and NVH˳ (13 years old) and NTX (10 years old) bought spring rolls from street vendors of unknown origin to eat with bread˳
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After eating, from 12 am to 6 pm the same day, all four people had abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea many times˳
Then, symptoms of fatigue, body aches and muscle weakness appeared˳
On May 14, all three brothers were taken to Children’s Hospital 2 (HCMC) for emergency in a state of fatigue˳
Including pediatric patients with NVD˳ showed signs of drooping eyelids, weakness in both legs and at 5:00 am on May 15, he suffered from respiratory failure and had to be intubated on a ventilator˳
The other two cases, NVH and NTX, also showed drooping eyelids and weak legs on the afternoon of May 14˳
By the morning of May 15, these two children also had drooping eyelids, gradually weakening their limbs, Children’s Hospital 2 invited a doctor of tropical diseases department of Cho Ray Hospital to support due to suspicion of poisoning patients˳
At about 3pm on May 15, after consulting, doctors from both hospitals diagnosed botulinum poisoning due to eating sausages˳
Laboratory tests were consistent with the diagnosis of botulinum toxicity˳
Due to the urgent nature of botulinum poisoning, if delayed treatment will lead to muscle paralysis, respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation for 3-6 months, doctors have decided to treat as soon as possible to avoid serious complications˳ ˳
Cho Ray Hospital has contacted the General Hospital of the mountainous area north of Quang Nam to transfer BAT drugs (2 bottles left after the treatment for a cluster of botulinum poisoning cases caused by eating food)˳ pickled fish in March 2023)˳
At 1am on May 16, Cho Ray Hospital’s delegation was present at Tan Son Nhat airport to welcome the team of General Hospital in the Northern mountainous region of Quang Nam to transport BAT drugs directly to Children’s Hospital 2˳
At Children’s Hospital 2, after the last consultation, at dawn on May 16, all three children were given BAT to detoxify botulinum˳ After 1 hour of infusion of antidote, the children were stable without any signs of anaphylaxis˳
This morning, May 16, the children’s condition was fine˳ The patients will be continued to monitor and assess their health status every 4 hours˳
What is botulinum toxin?
According to the Ministry of Health, botulinum toxin-related food poisoning is usually caused by eating foods that contain botulinum toxin produced by strains of clostridium bacteria˳
Poisoned people may have the onset of illness 12 to 36 hours after eating, but it ranges from 6 to 8 days after eating˳
Disease signs: vomiting, nausea, bilateral symmetrical paralysis starting from head – face, neck, spreading to legs, drooping eyelids, double vision, blurred vision, difficulty speaking, thoracic – abdominal paralysis, paralysis 2 legs, tendon reflexes are often reduced or lost, but the patient is still awake˳
Canned meat is a classic food poisoning, so the bacteria that cause the disease are called virulent bacteria˳
However, the poisoning cases in the world show that all foods from vegetables, tubers, fruits, meat, seafood… are produced unsecuredly and packed tightly (eg cans, cans, bottles)˳ , jars, bags, bags, packages) along with an unsafe internal storage environment can lead to spores developing into bacteria that cause poisoning˳
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Source link: https://cocc˳edu˳vn/an-cha-lua-ban-dao-ba-anh-em-ruot-tai-tp-hcm-ngo-doc-botulinum-20230516112357684˳htm
